Silver Lining For Ravens Fans

On and otherwise Monday dreary

I intended to write a short article “before” the game yesterday, but then I realized the content would be a virtual carbon copy of the article I wrote before the first game of last season — one that the Ravens eventually lost to the Chiefs in Arrowhead in the final seconds. (see: Likely toe tap)

Shortly after the game ended last night, still pondering how to fix the clenched fist holes in my drywall, it occurred to me that the agonizing redundancy of the Ravens IS the article, so here goes….

In a purple nutshell, while the regular season isn’t entirely irrelevant, we have come to know two (2) things in Charm City:

#1. If Lamar is healthy, the Ravens will go to the playoffs. Aaaand…

#2. The Ravens fall short in the playoffs.

I won’t contend that last night’s bowel-compromising defeat was entirely meaningless — as evidenced by my drywall -but as Derrick Henry cruised down the sidelines for a touchdown to make the score 40–25, I thought the game was won.